Chapter 393 Tang Ning has murderous intentions
After Cui Lin finished speaking, not only did Tang Ning and Cao Dejiang's mouths twitch, even the two people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple who were innocently implicated could not help but complain in their hearts.
The faces of the Zhao family members were covered with bruises and purples. Zhao Yuanlang's face first turned red with embarrassment, and then turned pale.
"Your Majesty, minister..."
“That’s enough!”
Before Zhao Yuanlang could argue, Emperor An, with a gloomy face, spoke out in anger.
If he still can't see that there's something wrong with what happened today, then he's truly hopelessly stupid!
"Zhao Yuanlang, how dare you plot against me?!"
Emperor Andi slammed his hand on the chair with a bang.
Zhao Yuanlang's face turned pale: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I dare not deceive Your Majesty."
"I do hate that my daughter has brought shame upon the Zhao family, but she is my own flesh and blood. How could I possibly harm her?"
"I didn't come forward to plead for her earlier, although I wanted to protect the Zhao family, but I also knew that Your Majesty is always fair and that Governor Xiao is efficient and capable. He will definitely give Yinxuan justice."
"But it's been over half a month since the Lingyun Temple incident. Not only has the Privy Council not come to a conclusion, but the matter has only gotten worse. I'm afraid that if the Yinxuan incident continues like this, it will bring disgrace to the royal family, implicate more people, and cause the world to question Your Majesty's wisdom. That's why I asked my mother to go to the palace and plead with the Empress Dowager."
Mrs. Zhao's mind raced when she heard her son's words, and she knelt on the ground with tears streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, I entered the palace with some ulterior motives, but I would never dare plot against you. If it weren't for Governor Xiao's reluctance to close the case, how could I dare to bother the Empress Dowager?"
"Although the Zhao family isn't a prominent family, they are a respectable one. There are still unmarried women in the mansion, and those married women also need to survive. The matter of the Fourth Prince's wife has brought shame to the Zhao family. If this drags on, what will they do in the future?"
Old Madam Zhao, with her head full of white hair, collapsed on the ground. She did not explain why she had just pretended to be sick. She even admitted that she had a plan for suddenly entering the palace, but she wiped her tears and said that it was all for the daughter of the Zhao family.
Her voice choked with sobs: "I did have a plan, but it was just to close the case as quickly as possible and let this matter pass as soon as possible."
"Yinxuan is my granddaughter, a child I watched grow up. How could I possibly want to take her life? And Lord Cao said the Zhao family's affairs were coincidental, but why didn't he mention the coincidence of Princess Xiangning? Your Majesty had just sent someone to look for Governor Xiao, and she was spotted with my daughter-in-law who was talking nonsense?!"
Tang Ning frowned angrily, "What you said is totally unreasonable. I saw Madam Zhao being hunted down, and I was going to stand by and watch her die. If I had known you would blame me, I would have just left it alone!"
She was so angry that her face turned red and her eyes were misty.
"Besides, what's wrong with His Majesty looking for my brother? My brother is very important to His Majesty. After he was seriously injured while saving His Majesty that day, His Majesty sent people to visit him from time to time and specifically instructed my brother to recover well."
"A few days ago, my brother's injuries recurred. He tried to force himself to enter the palace, but he almost got into trouble. Last night, when I brought him medicine, he was still feeling guilty and said that Your Majesty relied on him. He was angry about the commotion outside and scolded the Privy Council for their incompetence. He pretended to be injured and said he would recover quickly and return to the court to share Your Majesty's worries."
"Your Majesty will not believe the nonsense and provocations of you people, will you?!"
The little girl was obviously angered by what the Zhao family said. Her already pretty face was tense, and the mist in her eyes was about to come out, but she still tried hard not to show any fear.
Emperor An even wondered if she would be so angry that she would jump up and cry in the next moment.
Facing the little girl's tearful and trusting gaze, Emperor An stuttered, "Of course I believe in Xiao Yan."
Tang Ning raised his chin and snorted, "Did you hear that? Your Majesty will never doubt my brother."
"His Majesty is worried about my brother's injury and often gives him rewards. He also sent Eunuch Feng to bring Doctor Jiang to visit him. You people have bad intentions. It's clearly you who did something evil and Madam Zhao found out, yet you still want to frame my brother and me. You are simply shameless!"
The little girl was sulking like a cat with its fur standing on end.
He kept calling "Brother" and "Your Majesty" as if he had someone's support and he wished his tail would fly.
Emperor An remained silent for a long time, feeling strangely guilty, at her words of special trust.
So this little girl thought that he sent Yu Yanfeng and Feng Nei Shi, leading a large group of guards to Jiyun Lane, to visit Xiao Yan?
Cao Dejiang and the others were also very quiet.
Cui Lin's mouth twitched. This Song Tangning must be a fool.
Tang Ning seemed not to notice their gazes, and only hummed softly: "The Lu family is not a good thing. You are mixed up with the Lu family and have no good intentions. His Majesty is so wise that he will not be deceived by you."
Emperor An looked at the little girl with trust: "..."
cough.
He coughed softly and quickly sat up straight, trying to look as dignified as possible: "Of course, Xiao Yan is my right-hand man, why would I doubt him? But the Zhao family..."
"His Majesty!"
Zhao Yuanlang kowtowed fiercely. "I have no intention of making things difficult for Governor Xiao, but everyone in the capital knows Governor Xiao's methods. The Lingyun Temple incident is not difficult to solve. Even if someone else had investigated for half a month, they would have come up with a result. However, the Privy Council, which is always swift and decisive, has not yet reached a conclusion."
"This matter could have been resolved by quickly identifying the person behind it, but it's gotten worse and worse. Princes and royal family members have been dragged into the water one after another. Rumors are spreading everywhere, and officials at the morning court have frequently used this to attack us. My Zhao family has become a huge joke."
His eyes were red and he looked like a broken jar:
"Dare Xiao Yan say he has no selfish motives?"
"If he hadn't ignored it, how could the people in the Privy Council dare to be so negligent? I don't know who bewitched my wife to slander me like this, but if Xiao Yan hadn't been so slow to investigate this matter, how could my son have lost his life?"
"Xiao Yan is clearly trying to seize power for himself, watching things escalate and using the opportunity to stir up trouble in the court. He treats everyone as fools. How can he even care about His Majesty?!"
Zhao Yuanlang spoke with extreme grief and indignation. Emperor An, who had already dispelled his doubts about Xiao Yan because of Tang Ning and Madam Zhao's behavior after they came in, suddenly looked gloomy.
Tang Ning's heart sank when he saw this.
Zhao Yuanlang!
A murderous look flashed in his eyes.
Just when everyone in the hall was looking puzzled, someone outside came with a message saying that Eunuch Feng had returned.
Zhao Yuanlang's eyes lit up, and Cui Lin and the others also looked towards the door.
When Eunuch Feng hurried in, he met everyone's gaze. He paused and cursed in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged as he walked quickly towards Emperor An.
"Your Majesty, your servant."
Emperor An glanced at the empty space behind him and asked, "Where's Xiao Yan?"
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